Governor of Brandenburg and Germany's Social Democratic Party, SPD, for the state election Dietmar Woidke, center, arrives at the party's election event after first exit polls announced in Potsdam, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Governor of Brandenburg and Germany's Social Democratic Party, SPD, top candidate for the state election, Dietmar Woidke, center, arrives at the party's election event after first exit polls announced in Potsdam, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla react before first exit polls of the Brandenburg state election in Potsdam, Germany, Sept. 22, 2024. (Liesa Johannssen/Pool Photo via AP)

Right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leader Tino Chrupalla, right, and Thuringia AfD party leader Bjoern Hoecke, left, react after first exit polls of the Brandenburg state election in Potsdam, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (Liesa Johannssen/Pool Photo via AP)

Right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) Brandenburg top candidate Hans-Christoph Berndt, center, gestures next to AfD party co-leaders Alice Weidel, left, and Tino Chrupalla, right, as they react after first exit polls of the Brandenburg state election in Potsdam, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (Liesa Johannssen/Pool Photo via AP)

Right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) Brandenburg top candidate Hans-Christoph Berndt and Thuringia AfD party leader Bjoern Hoecke react, after first exit polls of the Brandenburg state election in Potsdam, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (Liesa Johannssen/Pool Photo via AP)

Thuringia right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party leader Bjoern Hoecke reacts after first exit polls of the Brandenburg state election, in Potsdam, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (Liesa Johannssen/Pool Photo via AP)

Governor of Brandenburg and Germany's Social Democratic Party, SPD, for the state election Dietmar Woidke, center, arrives at the party's election event after first exit polls announced in Potsdam, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)